I followed a body building regiment in my 20s to early 30s, then focused on marathons & triathlons until age 43, neglecting core work until age 50 when I discovered Functional fitness and the exercises have truly restored my strength & flexibility as I have aged (59).
Thanks for sharing Ken. I think many aspects of your journey are common. Unfortunately many people don't successfully transition to an approach that supports healthy active aging. I'm glad that you have!
I go to gym and in week one day i do functional training and next day weight training next day functional and next day weight training. Is it good or should I concentrate on weight training.
Weight training and functional training aren't mutually exclusive. You can make the argument that any exercise can be functional, and there are some traditional strength training exercises, like a step up for example, that are undoubtedly functional.
I personally say bodybuilding is non-functional training. The fact is, the goal of bodybuilding is to make you big, not based on improving your performance. Also, with the bicep curl argument, I would say clubbell training is better. It trains the bicep and different ranges of motion, as well as your other muscles and joints
I hear you and agree that the purpose of body building has little to do with functional training, but bigger muscles are usually stronger than their smaller counterparts, and strength is always functional. As for the biceps, just because there's an option that's more functional doesn't make the other option non-functional.
@@trainforever1142 I think another way to look at things, is most people don't have the time to play around with different fitness toys, or programs. So I think doing compound training, like kettlebells for example, would ideal for most people.
@@Liam1991 Completely agree. The extent of my point was that it's false to say a bicep curl is non-functional. I didn't say it's the best exercise, or the most functional, or anything like that.
I followed a body building regiment in my 20s to early 30s, then focused on marathons & triathlons until age 43, neglecting core work until age 50 when I discovered Functional fitness and the exercises have truly restored my strength & flexibility as I have aged (59).
Thanks for sharing Ken. I think many aspects of your journey are common. Unfortunately many people don't successfully transition to an approach that supports healthy active aging. I'm glad that you have!
I go to gym and in week one day i do functional training and next day weight training next day functional and next day weight training. Is it good or should I concentrate on weight training.
Weight training and functional training aren't mutually exclusive. You can make the argument that any exercise can be functional, and there are some traditional strength training exercises, like a step up for example, that are undoubtedly functional.
I personally say bodybuilding is non-functional training. The fact is, the goal of bodybuilding is to make you big, not based on improving your performance. Also, with the bicep curl argument, I would say clubbell training is better. It trains the bicep and different ranges of motion, as well as your other muscles and joints
I hear you and agree that the purpose of body building has little to do with functional training, but bigger muscles are usually stronger than their smaller counterparts, and strength is always functional. As for the biceps, just because there's an option that's more functional doesn't make the other option non-functional.
@@trainforever1142 I think another way to look at things, is most people don't have the time to play around with different fitness toys, or programs. So I think doing compound training, like kettlebells for example, would ideal for most people.
@@Liam1991 Completely agree. The extent of my point was that it's false to say a bicep curl is non-functional. I didn't say it's the best exercise, or the most functional, or anything like that.
@@Liam1991 wtf is the difference between doing it with kettlebells or dumbbells?